The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)55555514131216161416165666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47473838403646452769649567100117236143131139144150187338228
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.56
9:37PM
1.95
9:35AM
1.42
10:30PM
1.91
10:25AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.37
2:58PM
0.15
4:01AM
0.44
3:41PM
0.18
5:04AM
0.52
4:30PM
0.25
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:27-------5:25-------5:25--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C222120222222212121212021222221222019182022222120
Feels °C (?)212019202020202120201919191817181716151718181718
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